Solfar Sun Voyager Sculpture
by Allen Beatty
Title
Solfar Sun Voyager Sculpture
Artist
Allen Beatty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Sun Voyager (Icelandic: Sólfar) is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, located next to the Sæbraut road in Reykjavík, Iceland. Sun Voyager is a dreamboat, an ode to the sun. Intrinsically, it contains within itself the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, progress and freedom.
In 1986, the district association of the west part of the city funded a competition for a new outdoor sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the city of Reykjavík. Jón Gunnar’s Sun Voyager won the competition, and the aluminum model was presented to the city for enlargement. The full-sized Sun Voyager was eventually unveiled on Sæbraut on the birthday of the city of Reykjavík, August 18th, 1990.
The work is constructed of quality stainless steel and stands on a circle of granite slabs surrounded by so-called “town-hall concrete”. It was constructed in accordance with Jón Gunnar’s enlarged full-scale drawing of Sun Voyager and was overseen by Jón Gunnar’s assistant, the artist Kristinn E. Hrafnsson. The engineering of the sculpture was supervised by the technologist, Sigurjón Yngvason, in close cooperation with Jón Gunnar himself, the building itself was carried out by Reynir Hjálmtýsson and his assistant.--Wikipedia
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Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-)
Allen Beatty
Bob, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Your Very Best Photography Group
Allen Beatty
Romuald, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Arts Fantastic World Group
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations, your excellent work has been featured on the Home Page of the Book Covers Group. If you add your image to the features discussion, you will have a permanent record of your feature, which is a great place for possible buyers to look for book cover images. Discussion Link: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/book-covers-1-per-day.html?showmessage=true&messageid=3387708 Liked/Favore
Allen Beatty replied:
Pamela, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Book Covers Group
Delynn Addams
Congratulations your image is featured on the front page of FAA art group, "AMBIENT IMAGES."
Allen Beatty replied:
Delynn, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Ambient Images Group
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is Featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 7/12/17
Allen Beatty replied:
Lyric, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Out of the Ordinary Group
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